Laced With Lightning

A shelf cloud is laced with CTC lightning as it approaches the observer at Noelridge Christian Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This image, an exposure of about a minute-and-a-half, looks toward the northwest at 11:30 PM on Friday, June 25, 2010. Rain and wind accompanied the line of storms as it blew through the area. The houses in the background are located on 74th Street NE in Cedar Rapids. The image was shot at f/6.3 with an ISO rating of 200.